St. John's will try to defy the odds as a No. 2 seed when the NCAA Tournament 2025 gets underway. Second-seeded teams have been upset by No. 15 seeds three times in the last four years, most recently with No.

According to Bet MGM, the four championship favorites are, naturally, the four No. 1 seeds: Duke (+325), Florida (+325), Auburn (+400) and Houston (+600). The fifth choice on the board is No. 2 seed Alabama, sliding down significantly to +1600. Tennessee checks in at +1800, and every other option is +2500 or higher.

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The BYU and VCU basketball teams have both lost their last five games in the NCAA Tournament and they’ll both be inspired to fight hard in Thursday’s first round of the East Regional in Denver.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the VCU Rams vs. BYU Cougars NCAAM game to be played on March 20, 2025 on ESPN.

The NCAA Tournament with all its attention and wondrous drama serves as a spotlight this spring for some of the best and brightest stars in the 2025 NBA Draft class — among them Auburn star Johni Broome,

NCAA Tournament has many talented prospects participating in the event. Not only are there many talented guards in the tournament, but there are also many gifted forwards.